Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man
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| Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man | |
 Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man, from Doom Patrol #89 Art by Bob Brown |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Doom Patrol Vol. 1, #89 (August 1964) |
| Created by | Arnold Drake (writer) Bruno Premiani (artist) |
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| Alter ego | Dr. Sven Larsen |
| Abilities | Can change his body into the form of any animal, vegetable, or mineral. |
Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man is a fictional supervillain from the DC Universe and a foe of the original Doom Patrol. He first appeared in Doom Patrol (1st series) #89 (August 1964). The story was written by Arnold Drake, with art by Bruno Premiani.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
He was originally a Swedish scientist named Sven Larsen. Dr. Larsen was a former student of Niles Caulder, but they had a falling out after Larsen accused Caulder of stealing his idea for the anti-decay ray. Larsen gained his superpowers after falling into a vat of amino acids. He used his powers to get revenge on Caulder and Doom Patrol. The Doom Patrol defeated him and were able to remove his powers. He later regained them and fought the Doom Patrol again. [1]
Larsen returned to fight the second incarnation of the Doom Patrol in Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #15 (December 1988) and #16 (Winter 1988), in partnership with General Immortus. He was defeated after Celsius encased him in ice. His current whereabouts are unknown.
[edit] Powers and abilities
Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man can change his body into the form of any animal, vegetable, or mineral.
[edit] Other appearances
Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man had a cameo appearance in issue #28 of Teen Titans Go. The Doom Patrol discuss a battle they (along with a younger Beast Boy) had with Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man. He makes a full appearance on page 10, which itself is a based on the cover of the Doom Patrol comic.
[edit] References
- ^ Doom Patrol (1st series) #95 (May 1965)
